"The potato is loaded with minerals, Vitamin C, [and] abscisic acid … not to mention the allium compounds in the leeks," she observes, adding that the cream is a good source of alpha lipoic acid, an antioxidant that produces energy.

Substantial quantities of abscisic acid, a phytohormone recognized by the scientific community for its health ... science, the closely guarded secrets of one of our nation's most distinctive emblems, maple syrup, are now being revealed.